Wild to watch Douthat and others in the media skeptically ask @abdulelsayed.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy why he thinks government should have some control over the future of A.I. companies — but they never seem to use the same skepticism about the government subsidizing them with taxpayer money.🤨

"Agent Orange, they drop it in the forest for years and years and years, instead of going after Ho Chi Minh City and the different places," he continued. "I would have won that war in one week."...
"Trump appeared to mean Hanoi, the capital of communist North #Vietnam—Newsweek has contacted the White House, via email outside of normal working hours, for comment."

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#25thAmendment #LiarInChief

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“Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a leading progressive, also supports removing Stevens from the caucus over her decision to endorse Rogers, she told POLITICO.

‘Haley Stevens has shown her true colors. She is supporting a candidate for Senate that is a rubber stamp for Trump’s disastrous and dangerous administration,’ Jayapal told POLITICO. ‘She has no place in our party.’”

“Six House Democrats privately told POLITICO they want Stevens removed or for her to be somehow punished by leadership.”

The turncoat “was also removed from a series of House Democratic member text chats Sunday, according to three of the people, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly.

politico.com/storyline/live/20

Two days before Election Day, a federal judge says no to the DoJ election lawsuit in Alaska, asking the state to delay certification if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses. webcenterfairbanks.com/2026/11

“Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities.

‘Novaya Gazeta has been killed,’ Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement. ‘On November 9, we will turn off the lights in the home where we have lived for 30 years. We will shut down our servers and leave…The Russian security services have forced the editorial team to cease operations.’”

cnn.com/2026/10/30/business/no

❗️Russia has begun launching Geran kamikaze drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and from Chauda and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea. The localized ceasefire in Kherson region has also ended following the humanitarian operation around Oleshky. #Ukraine

The Price of Freedom | The Atlantic
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"The new regime followed the dictator’s playbook to the letter, replacing competent officials with loyal sycophants; censoring the independent media and flooding the public with propaganda; seizing control of the courts, military, and police; and quickly dividing the nation into 'us' and 'them.'"

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Have fun, Mr. Veto. Trump says he would become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats win control of Congress, promising to block their agenda before potentially negotiating deals later. “I’m not going to let them run it,” he said, adding that divided government would not be unprecedented. #USA

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